Marcel Benjamin Peeper (born 9 September 1965) is a Dutch former

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who played as either a left back or

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. During his career, marred by a serious injury whilst on international duty, he played professionally in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, making nearly 400 official appearances.

Club career

Born in

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, Peeper started in the youth program of local club

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, and played for HFC Haarlem,

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, Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen in his country. He also competed abroad, with K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (Belgium) and

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(Germany). Peeper made his debut in the

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in the 1985–86 season, appearing in 24 games for Haarlem and going scoreless in the process. With Lokeren, after three years in the Belgian Second Division with K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, he helped them to the 12th position in the 1996–97 edition of the Pro League. The 1990 injury, suffered while on international duty, was a career breaker. Peeper worked hard to get back into shape but was forced to acknowledge, years later, that he was never the same again. He was never recalled by the Dutch team, and Twente tried to get him medically disqualified from playing again, losing money when he made the move to Lokeren.

International career

Peeper won one

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for

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, playing in a 28 March 1990 friendly with the

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in Kiev. His match lasted 18 minutes, as he was stretchered off after being injured by

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and breaking his leg.

Personal life

Peeper was one quarter

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References

External links

Stats at Voetbal International
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peeper, Marcel 1965 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Eredivisie players HFC Haarlem players FC Twente players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Groningen players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Wuppertaler SV players Netherlands international footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany